Stereochemical Aspects of Organolithium Compounds

Robert E. Gawley (Volume Editor) is Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He received his undergraduate degree (B.S.) from the Stetson University in 1970 and his graduate degree (Ph.D.) from the Duke University in 1975. After his stay as a research associate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he joined the faculty at the University of Miami. His research interests are in asymmetric synthesis using chiral organometallics, development of new synthetic methods, development of new sensors for marine toxins and other xenobiotics, as well as natural products isolation and structure elucidation. He has received the Provost's Award for Scholarly Activity and the Distinguished Alumnus Award. He is a Fogarty Senior International Fellow, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, and Secretary of the chemistry section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Jay S. Siegel (Series Editor) is a professor at the Organic Chemistry Institute at the University of Zurich. He received his undergraduate degree from California State University and his MA and PhD from Princeton University. His research interests include molecular design, chemical synthesis, and structural analysis, the three principle components of modern stereochemistry.